# What changed in ignore

> 2 changes in ignore 7 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 2 breaking. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/ignore/

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## ignore 7

### Breaking changes

- A backslash makes the next character literal, matching git behavior; characters such as \d and \/ are plain characters rather than regular-expression escapes. (7.0.8) — [release notes](https://github.com/kaelzhang/node-ignore/releases/tag/7.0.8)
- Only trailing spaces are stripped; tabs and other whitespace are preserved, and a line containing only tabs is treated as a pattern rather than a blank line. (7.0.8) — [release notes](https://github.com/kaelzhang/node-ignore/releases/tag/7.0.8)